chalupa
[t͡ʃaˈlupa]
The verdict
“chalupa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,151 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,151
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embarcación a vela pequeña con un solo mástil. Suele emplearse como embarcación menor en los grandes buques.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chalupa · chalupa · Spanish
chalupa · rank #97,151 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,151
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH CFDI
Nearest frequency peer: CFDI (-3 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “chalupa”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- celan
celan
2,858 corpus weight
- centelleant…
centelleantes
2,857 corpus weight
- CFDI
CFDI
2,853 corpus weight
- chalupa
chalupa
2,850 corpus weight
- cheroqui
cheroqui
2,846 corpus weight
- Chilito
Chilito
2,843 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “chalupa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chalupa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃaˈlupa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,151 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chalupa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chalupa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,151 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃaˈlupa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
chalupa has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chalupa, spelled C-H-A-L-U-P-A.
Definition
- 1Embarcación a vela pequeña con un solo mástil. Suele emplearse como embarcación menor en los grandes buques.
- 2Embarcación a vela o motor, de carga y transporte sin diferencia entre proa y popa.
- 3Zapato excesivamente holgado. Generalmente calzado ajeno que uno utiliza en situaciones pasajeras como al salir del agua en la playa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chalupa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
los hombres de la chalupa se pusieron a remar al límite de sus fuerzas, arriesgando su vida para salvar las nuestras.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "chalupa"?
What does "chalupa" mean?
How do you pronounce "chalupa"?
What language does "chalupa" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chalupa", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).